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Professional Practice (DNCE30030)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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This subject introduces students to areas of professional practice and equips them to navigate a journey through the profession and develop a career as a portfolio artist.

It prepares students for diverse pathways in dance through developing skills in auditioning, writing pitches, maintaining work/life balance, budgeting, formatting a CV, editing a creative portfolio, applying for funding and grant-writing.

Creative employability is mapped through pathways into company work, independent project-based work or further postgraduate study. Guest lecturers from the dance industry provide insights and inspiration.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • utilise skills in video capture and editing in the creation of an online artists portfolio;
  • apply knowledge of budgeting skills to the planning of a dance production;
  • develop and describe a proposal for a choreographic project;
  • develop and communicate a dance identity and values.

Last updated: 8 November 2024